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Ezz-Thetics [Bonus Tracks]
(2007)
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George Russell
This is a true classic. Composer/pianist George Russell gathered together a very versatile group of talents (trumpeter Don Ellis, trombonist Dave Baker, Eric Dolphy on alto and bass clarinet, bassist Steve Swallow, and drummer Joe Hunt) to explore three of his originals, "'Round Midnight" (which is given an extraordinary treatment by Dolphy), ...
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The Essential Thelonious Monk [2003]
(2003)
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Thelonious Monk
Calling an album "The Essential Thelonious Monk" is a bit misleading, especially since all the material comes from one label: Columbia. Nonetheless, this may arguably be the essential Thelonious Monk material on the label. There are 11 selections here, all recorded between 1962-1968, the period of Monk's tenure with the label. Produced for ...
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Play
(1990)
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Bobby McFerrin with Chick Corea
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Live!
(1976)
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Jim Hall
This fine club date features guitarist Jim Hall in Toronto with two of the top Canadian jazzmen, bassist Don Thompson and drummer Terry Clarke. The interplay between the three players is sometimes wondrous, and although the five selections are all familiar standards (such as "'Round Midnight," "Scrapple From the Apple" and "The Way You Look ...
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Ken Burns Jazz
(2000)
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Thelonious Monk
In conjunction with the release of Ken Burns' ten-part, 19-hour epic PBS documentary Jazz, Columbia issued 22 single-disc compilations devoted to jazz's most significant artists, as well as a five-disc historical summary. Since the individual compilations attempt to present balanced overviews of each artist's career, tracks from multiple labels ...
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The Complete Last Concert
(1974)
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The Modern Jazz Quartet
At the time, this two-record set was viewed as the end of an era. Now it only represents the climax of phase one. It's an excellent set, though -- among their best live efforts. Ron Wynn, All Music Guide
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The Best of Pieces of a Dream
(1982)
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Pieces of a Dream
The Best of Pieces of a Dream is an excellent 14-track collection that contains highlights from the fusion group's '80s recordings for Manhattan Records. Among the selections are "Keep It Smooth," "Baby It's Your Turn Now," "Cool Side," "Mt. Airy Groove," "Rising to the Top," "Warm Weather," and "Shadow of Your Smile." It's both a good ...
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Jazz 'Round Midnight: Mel Tormé
(1994)
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Mel Tormé
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Miles Davis Plays for Lovers [Bonus Tracks]
(2003)
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Miles Davis
Miles Davis Plays for Lovers collects a number of ballads from the trumpeter's mid-'50s albums to create a lovely late-night disc for friends, night owls, and couples in love. The core band for three-quarters of the album consists of trumpeter Davis, tenor John Coltrane, pianist Red Garland, bassist Paul Chambers, and drummer Philly Joe Jones. ...
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Northsea Nights
(1979)
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Joe Pass with Niels Henning Orsted Pedersen
Guitarist Joe Pass and bassist Niels Pedersen, a pair of talented virtuosi, are typically outstanding on this live set of standards. With the exception of their ad-lib "Blues for the Hague," all of the material would qualify as overdone through the years (such as "'Round Midnight" and "Stella by Starlight") but the duo makes these veteran pieces ...
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Unforgettable
(1998)
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Joe Pass
Here is a second brace of solo Pass tracks from the sessions that have already yielded Songs for Ellen. The ambience is ruminative and extremely intimate; the menu consists entirely of much-explored standards at mostly unrelieved slow tempos. Several notes are not cleanly struck, but the musical imagination that previously yielded several solo ...
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Ballad Essentials
(2000)
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Scott Hamilton
Scott Hamilton's Ballad Essentials collects interpretations of standards like "Skylark," "Body and Soul," "In a Sentimental Mood," "'Round Midnight," and "My Romance." A solid collection from one of mainstream jazz's most consistent tenor sax players. Heather Phares, All Music Guide
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The Complete Prestige Recordings
(1949)
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Sonny Rollins
This seven-CD box set lives up to its title, reissuing in chronological order all of tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins' recordings for Prestige. Dating mostly from 1951-1956, these valuable performances find Rollins developing from a promising player to a potential giant; many of his best recordings would take place a year or two after this program ...
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Legends: Solo Guitar Performances
(1976)
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Johnny Smith/George Van Eps
Despite the impression one could reasonably get from the cover of this reissue, these two guitar legends do not perform together, unfortunately. The next best thing are these solo sessions recorded almost 20 years apart. The first 12 items on the play list belong to Smith and capture his tasteful, clean sound coupled with complex chordal voices, ...
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Ballads
(2002)
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Sarah Vaughan
Like other entries in Blue Note's excellent Ballads series, this collection features Sarah Vaughan on a number of mellow standards. The songs originate from a number of sessions Vaughan completed for Roulette between 1960-1963, and they are uniformly lovely. The settings range from the guitar/bass backing on "All or Nothing at All" to the ...
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Every Step a Dance, Every Word a Song
(2004)
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Bill Bruford/Michiel Borstlap
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After the Beginning Again
(1991)
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Cassandra Wilson
Recorded in the summer of 1991 in New York City, After the Beginning Again features Cassandra Wilson working with M-Base refugees like pianist James Weidman, and the sort of muted jazz-funk on display here is a far cry from the more bluesy and sparse, atmospheric acoustic touches of her later Blue Note recordings. With her deep, Betty Carter-like ...
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Jazz Moods: 'Round Midnight
(2004)
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Thelonious Monk
This is essentially a sampler of tracks drawn from Thelonious Monk's 1960s stay at Columbia Records, a period that coincided with his 11-year partnership with tenor saxophonist Charlie Rouse. Monk worked with some phenomenal tenor players over the years, including Sonny Rollins and John Coltrane, but it was the decidedly un-flashy Rouse who had ...
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Live at the 1971 Monterey Jazz Festival
(2007)
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Sarah Vaughan
Sarah Vaughan was approximately three decades into her career when she stepped onto the stage at the Monterey Jazz Festival in September 1971 and still at the top of her game. Her voice swoops, sways and swings; it's a veritable roller coaster of pitch, tone and tempo, and Vaughan is in complete control of her instrument at all times. The voice is ...
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Pure Jazz [Polygram]
(2001)
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Various Artists
Though it's part of the Pure series, Verve's Pure Jazz almost seems more as part of the Ken Burns Jazz multi-disc series, especially since it was released during that documentary's airing on PBS. Any of the tie-in discs to Ken Burns Jazz were designed to give an overview, either of an artist or an entire jazz style, while Pure Jazz is designed to ...
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Basquiat Salutes Jazz
(2005)
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Various Artists
According to the liner essay by Tom Terrell, Jean-Michel Basquiat loved jazz. Anyone familiar with his painting already knew this. This compilation of classic bebop cuts from Fantasy's vast catalog contains 12 tracks by major artists -- Miles, Mingus, Roach, Gillespie, Parker -- and a fine cover. Thom Jurek, All Music Guide
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Trumpet Evolution
(2003)
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Arturo Sandoval
Trumpeter Arturo Sandoval is one of those cats who can never be predictable. He's either amazing -- actually, technically he always is -- or his records are putrid exercises in hollow proficiency with no soul. Trumpet Evolution, which is literally a journey through the great trumpeters from jazz's and orchestral music's past, is easily the finest ...
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Monk Alone: The Complete Columbia Solo Studio Recordings: 1962-1968
(1998)
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Thelonious Monk
As any Monk aficionado knows, his solo piano performances were wonderful, idiosyncratic, living works of art that often wound up in completely different territory from where they began. Sometimes the results would be a little shakey; often they would be inspiring. Regardless, these solo performances were adventures, and that quality makes the ...
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Jazz Music For: After Hours
(2001)
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Various Artists
Starting with Chet Baker's satiny cover of "(Somewhere) Over the Rainbow," Jazz Music For: After Hours creates a quiet, subdued mood. It continues through the next track, "April in Paris," as performed by Coleman Hawkins, and keeps going all the way to the end. Highlights along the journey include "I'll Never Be the Same" by Django Reinhardt, ...
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Objects Appear Closer
(2007)
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Great Jazz Trio
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